tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post8329041894636143762..comments2015-08-02T19:59:53.242+03:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Neanderthals grew fast, matured later (?)Dienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-34201726404650250832008-09-11T15:18:00.000+03:002008-09-11T15:18:00.000+03:00The upshot of all this is, that people who are try...<I>The upshot of all this is, that people who are trying to infer things about Neandertals, whether it be growth rates or anything else, have to work with whatever they can get.</I><BR/><BR/>You're right, the proposed theory is consistent with the observed data. The future (either through new fossils or the study of aDNA) will tell us how it holds up.Dienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-55347676632764616802008-09-11T07:50:00.000+03:002008-09-11T07:50:00.000+03:00Maybe you're right. But the Neandertal sample of ...Maybe you're right. But the Neandertal sample of fossils, though larger than most other fossilhumans, is still relatively small. They did have the fortunate, for us, habit of burying their dead, which is one reason so relatively many of them have been preserved. The upshot of all this is, that people who are trying to infer things about Neandertals, whether it be growth rates or anything else, have to work with whatever they can get.<BR/>Anne GAnne Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03045500116098233731noreply@blogger.com